Road-grader and ditching-machine.



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ill E 5TATE PATIEN JOHN MONROE MOGK AND HOLLIE (JARTMILL FEATHER, OlJIHYETT, ILLINOIS.

ROAD-GRADER AND DITOHING-J/IACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 15, 1908.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Serial No. 457,681.

T all 207mm it may concern:

lie it known thatwe, Joit'x ltloxnon Moon and iioiaan Cantrnnli,Pnvrnnn. citizens of the United States. residing at Jewett, in thecounty of (timberland and State of Illinois.

machine of such construction that. the dirt may be removed from the sideof the road and conveyed to the center thereof by passing the machineover one side ot' the road but two or three times to etl'ect thisresult.

The invention has for another object the provision of a machine which iscomparatively sin'iplc in strutture and which will do the abovedescribed work etliciently and quickly.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and it will be understood that changes in the;

specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope otthe claims without departing from the spirit of the inven- 1 'tion.

In the drawings forming a portion o't this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several viewsFigure 1 is a front elevation of the machine, Fig. 2 is a rear elevationot the same, Fig. 3 is a side elevation oi the right.

side of the machine. Fig. 4: an opposite 1 to the 't'orward ext reality(it the standard 30 side elevation. Fig. 5 is a top plan view. Fig (5 isa detailed and enlarged view ot' a section ot' the conveyer belt.employed, Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view of the combined plow and scoopemployed in connection with this machine.

Referring to the drawings 10 designates the fraine of the machine whichis provided with a rear stationary axle 11 and a :t'orwa rd axle 12which is of considerably reduced length. lVheels 13 and 14; are disposedloosely upon the extremities of the axles '11. and 12. The wheel 14 uponthe left side ot the machine is keyed to a large sprocket 15 positionedadjacent the same which carries a2 endless chain '16 extending upwardlyto pass over a small sprocket 17 mounted intermediately upon atransverse shall '18 mounted in standards 19 and 20 :tormed upon thei'raine 10. The outer extremity ot' the. sha'lt. [S is provided with abeveled gear 21 which meshes with and operates a second beveled gear 22carried upon the extremity of a shaft 23 which is mounted in the outerextremities of two diagonally and transversely disposed runw- 2st and'25. fr shaft 26 disposed across the lower extremities ot' the runwaysand to support the lower extremity of a conveyor belt. 27 which ismounted upon the runways Qeland The slia'tts 23 and 2c are each providedat their opposite extremities adjacent the inner t aces of the extreniities of the runways 22L and with toothed wheels 23 which engagethe conve'yer QT and guide the same in its motion. The conveyer belt 27comprises two chains spaced apart and which are provided at. thejuncture of the links with rollers 29 which engage over the rtuuy'aysll: and 25 to lessen the friction oi the belt 97 while traveling overthe same. The links 30 of the couveyer support across their inner 'lacesa plurality of slats 'll. which are flanged upon their outer faces atone edge and along the oppo site end thereof in order to form aplurality of pockets. bracket 39. is laterally extended from the Frame1O beneath the runways Q-land 95 upon which is pivotally supported aplate 3?) tor the purpose of directing the gravel and the like depositedby the conveyer '27 upon the road. The plate 33 is provided with a cable34- secured to one of the outer corners thereof. which cable is extendedcentrally where it passes through an eye 35 carried in the upperextremity of an arm 36 supported upon the 't'rame l0 and extends whereit is engaged about a shaft 37 rotatably mounted in the standard 20 andoperated by a hand wheel 38 positioned upon the rear extremity oi theshaft 37 and held t'rom rotation by the tension of a leaf spring 2,19positioned upon the base of the standard "20 and engaged against theperiphery oil the hand wheel 38.

At. the forward right hand side ot the ma chine a plow 'itO which iscarried upon the lower extremity Oil a scoop 1-1 is positioned and isadjusted vertically in the following manner. The scoop 1:1 is supportedin a small triangularly shaped frame 42 which is provided with threestandards which comprise substantially rectangular beams having rackssat formed centrally and longitudinally upon their inner faces intowhich are engaged pinions which are carried upon shafts do and M, theshaft r-T of which is geared to the shaft 46 and cooperates there withto raise and lower the beams or standards s15 actuate the scoop ll. Theshaft 4-6 extends rearwardly of the machine w iere it supports gear 48which is meshed with a pinion 4:9 carried upon a shaft- 50longitudinally disposed of the nachine in a bracket 51. The shaft 50 isprovided upon its rear extremity with a hand wheel 5'2 by means of whichthe plow 10 and scoop 41 are adapted to be raised or lowered accordingto the requirements. -When the gravel is forced upwardly on the scoop %1it is necessary to proi'ide a feeder to conduct the gravel over the rearextremity of the scoop l1 and deposit the same evenly upon the con veyer27. The feeder comprises standards 53 disposed in parallel and extendedupwardly from the upper end of the scoop ell where a shaft 5st: istransversely disposed across the standards to support a plurality ofradially extended blades 55 the entire width of the scoop .1-1 and whichextend downwardly when rotated into proximity with the upper surface ofthe scoop. Tl e shaft 5-iextends centrally beyond the standards andsupports a. sprocket 56 which is disposed in alinement with a sprocket57 mounted upon the inner extremity of the transverse shaft 18 and towhich it is connected by a chain 58 for the purpose of imparting arotary motion to the same.

The operation of the device is as follows: The machine is constructed ofa width equal to approximately one-half of the width of a road and isadapted to be drawn along one side of the road where the plow 10 isengaged in the earth loosening the same, and conducting it to theconveyer 27 over the scoop Q1. The feeder wings engage the gravel anddirt as it is fed upwardly upon the scoop l-l and by reason of the wings55 throw the ravel and dirt evenly upon the conveyer 2': upon which itis carried to the opposite side of the machine and deposited upon theplate 33 from which it is delivered to the central portion of the road.

It. is preferable to have the plow 10 engaged only a short distance inthe ground the first time the machine is passed over the same and toengage the plow 10 deeper into the earth at each operation of themachine thereover.

The plow 40 and scoop 41, as before described are adjustable by reasonof the standards 13 which carry the racks H, and the pinions 4:5 meshingtherewith which are operated by the shaftsdti and 47 through the gears48 and d9 which are set in motion by the operator through the hand wheel53.

lVhen one side of the road is graded the machine is passed over theopposite side in the opposite direction and is caused to deposit theearth taken up from the side of the road. into the central portion ofthe road adjacent the earth deposited by the machine when actuated inthe opposite direction.

l v hen the earth is deposited upon the endless conveyor 27 the rollers29 which support the conveyer upon the runways 24 and 25 greatly reducethe friction of the conveyer and enable the same to be driven so far aswe are aware with an expenditure of less power than machines of thistype heretofore constructed. By reason of the pocket formation of theslats 31 the earth is positively carried upon the conveyer 2? and themachine is rendered more effective in operation as it prevents the earthfrom sliding down and off of the conveyor from the right side of themachine on account of the diagonal positioning of the conveyer upon themachine.

l Vhat is claimed is 1. A device of the class described comprising aframe, an endless conveyer mounted transversely in said frame, a secondframe adjustably disposed in the forward extremity of said first frame,a plow carried by said second frame, a scoop carried by said secondframe in juxtaposition to said plow and a feeder disposed on said scoopfor forcing material collected on said scoop onto said conveyor.

2. A device of the class described comprising a frame. a conve ormounted transversely and diagonally on said frame, means for actuatingsaid conveyer, a bracket carried by said frame extending laterallybeneath the upper extremity of said conveyer, a plate hinged to saidbracket, a cable secured in the outer corner of said plate, a standardcentrally disposed on said frame a shaftmounted in said standard theinner extremity of said cable secured about said shaft, a hand wheelmounted upon the rear extremity of said shaft, a spring carried by thebase of said standard impinged against said hand wheel for normallyholding the same in rigid position and means for collecting anddepositing earth upon said endless conveyer.

3. A device of the class described compris ing aframe, a conveyor onsaid frame, a second frame adjustably disposed in the forward end ofsaid first frame adjacent said conveyer standards disposed at thecorners of said second frame, racks centrally and longitudinallypositioned in the outer faces of said standards, a shaft longitudinallymounted in said first frame, a pinion disposed on said shaft forengagement with one of said racks, a second shaft transversely disposedin said first frame, said second shaft geared to said first shaft,pinions disposed on said second shaft for engagement with said racks, agear disposed upon the rear extremity of said first shaft, a bracket disposed on said frame, a stub shaftmounted in said bracket, a pinioncarried by said stub shaft for engagement with said gear carried by saidfirst shaft and a hand wheel carried by said stub shaft for operatingsaid second frame.

l A device of the class described comprising a frame, a conveyertransversely dis posed across said frame, pockets transversely mountedon said conveyer an adjustable combined plow and scoop carried at thefront end of said frame adjacent said conveyer and a plate disposedbeneath the opposite extremity of said conveyer, said plate beingadjustable.

5. In a device of the class described the combination with a frame and aconveyer transversely disposed on said frame, of pockets formed acrosssaid conveyer, means for collecting and depositing earth upon said.conveyer and an adjustable plate positioned beneath the deliveringextremity of said conveyer.

(3. A device of the class described comprising a frame, runwaysdiagonally disposed across said frame, a conveyer mounted over saidrunways, rollers disposed on said conveyer for engagement with saidrunways, pockets formed on said conveyer, a plow mounted on saidconveyer, a scoop disposed at the upper end of said plow, said scoop andsaid plow being adjustably mounted on said frame and a feeder carried bysaid scoop for feeding earth to said conveyer.

T. A device of the class described comprising a frame, a conveyer onsaid frame, means carried by said frame for actuating said conveyer, asecond frame adjustably disposed in the forward extremity of said firstframe adjacent said conveyer a plow carried by said second frame, ascoop carried by said second frame integrally formed with said plow, afeeder disposed upon said scoop at the upper end thereof and meanscarried by said first frame for raising and lowering said second frame.

8. A device of the class described comprising a frame, a sprocket keyedto one of the wheels of said frame, a transverse shaft mounted on saidframe, a sprocket disposed on said shaft, a chain engaged over saidsprocket for imparting motion to said shaft, a sprocket disposed uponthe inner extremity of said shaft, a conveyer mounted on said frame,means disposed on said frame for connecting said shaft with saidconveyer to impart motion to said conveyer an adjustable scoop disposedat the forward extremity of said frame, a feeder mounted on said scoop,a sprocket carried by said feeder and a chain disposed across saidsprocket 011 said feeder and said sprocket on the inner extremity ofsaid transverse shaft.

9. A device of the class described comprising a body portion, a conveyermounted on said body portion, a plow carried by said body portion, ascoop carried by said body portion integrally formed with said plow andadjacent to said conveyer, and a feeder carried by said scoop, saidfeeder comprising standards extended upwardly from said scoop, atransverse shaft mounted in said standards, a plurality of radiallyextended wings carried by said shaft, said shaft extended beyond one ofsaid standards and a sprocket disposed on said shaft for engagement withsaid body portion to actuate said feeder.

In testimony whereof we a'llix our signatures, in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN MONROE MOCK. llOldilll CARTMILL lRA'lHl lll. lVitnesses \V. H.BEAN, G. U. HU'rornsoN.

